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J. II. GODWIN, OF SCOTLAND NECK, NORTH CAROLINA.

Letters Patent No. 68,182, dated" August 27, 1867. i

IMPROVEMENT IN BALING-PRESS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. IIQGODWIN, of Scotland Neck, in the county of Halifax, and State of North'Carolina, have inventeda new and improved `Ealing-Press; and that the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of my said improvements, by which my invention may he distinguished from all others of asimilar class, together with such parts as I claimv and desire to have secured to me by Let. ters Patent.

I This invention relatesto a new and improved pressfor compressingA articles or substances into a small compass for baling.

The invention consists in a novel construction and arrangement of the parts composing the press, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby several advantages are obtained, as hereinafter set forth.

My improved pressis of that class in which levers on the toggle principle are employed.' In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure I is a side view of my invention.

Figure 2, an end view ofthe same.

Figure 3, a side view ofthe same, opposite to that shown in iig. 1. p

Figure 4, a vertical section of a port-ion of the same, taken in the line ai x, tig.

Figure 5, a horizontal section ofthe same, taken in the line y y, iig. I.

Figure 5, a plan or top vicwof the same.

Figure 7a vertical section of a portion of the same, taken in the line z e, iig. 2, and l .Figure 8 a section oi' ajoint of two of the levers ofthe same, taken in the line z e', lig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents an upright framing, composed of four uprights a braced by horizontal bars c at their central and lower parts, the upper ends of a being framed into heavy plate pieces d d, connected by heavy transverse bars e, shown clearly in tig. 6. B represents the press-box fitted in the framing A, and having its lower partlf fixed 'or stationary, while its upper part g has all its sides movable, forming doors which may be opened, so as to expose the whole upper surface or top of the lower partf. Three of these sides or doors t h Ware connected together, the side L being secured to two parallel horizontal bars it' connected by upright bars jj, the bars z'z'being attached at one endvby hinges k c to one ofthe uprights a of the framing; the upper hin-ge K being provided or arranged with a screw and nut, KX, for the purpose of obviating the sagging or dragging of the doors, said contingency being obviated by screwing up nut KX whenever necessary. The endor side 7L is permanently attached to one end of h at right angles, while the opposite end h is attached to the bar j at the other end of L by hinges Z, us shown clearly in g. 5. The side or door m which is opposite to 7a', when the upper part g of the press-box is all closed, is attached to the parallel bars n n connectedby upright cross-bars o o, the lower ends of the bars a` fitting in notches in an uppermost bar, c, of the framing, and the upper Vends of o secured by dropcatches p.

The three sides or doors 7L h h" are secured in a. closed state by an upright bar, g, the lower end of whichis tted in a notch or mortise in an uppermost bar, c, of the framing, and the upper end fitted in a notch in one of two guide-bars r r, between which the head-block C works. The side or door m does not extend the-whole height ofthe .upper part g of the press-box, a space being allowed for a supplemental door, s, whichis secured in place by a button, t, said button also securing the head-block C in position, (see fig. 3,) and preventing it from'beng drawn out, so that pilferers cannot enter the lint-roorn through the press-box when the press is not in operation. This will be understood by referring to iig. 2, in which it will be seen that the press is placed in Contact with the side of the lint-room D, so that the press-box may be lled directly therefrom. This saves a great deal of labor now expended in conveying cotton from the lint-room to the press, and the invention is more i especially designed for pressing cotton, and it will bc seen that it is necessary to lock the head-block, as otheri wise pilferers could readily enter the lint-room. E E represent two levers, through the upper ends of which cross-heads F- pass, one Vthrough each.' These cross-heads F rest or bear Aupon the plate pieces d ol, and may simply rest in grooves therein, or connected by joints thereto. The upper parts ofthe levers E, through which the crossheads F pass, are made thicker or heavier than the main portions, as shown clearly at e in gs. 2, 4,

and 6, in order to a'ord a requisite degree or strength. .The levers E extend down, one at each sidelof the framing A, and to their lower ends levers G are attached, one to each. The levers G are connected to the,

-levers E by joints formed .with shoulders f, the latter-being on both levers, as shown clearly in g. 2, which serve as bearings, and relieve the pins gx of the joints of undue strain. The lower ends or parts of the levers E E are, 'like the upper ends, made heavier than the main portions, in order to insure strength. The-levers G require to be thicker or heavier than E, as they are, during the operation of pressing, subjected to a greater lateral strain, the levers E E being subjected principally to a longitudinal pull. The inner ends of the levers G G are connectedby joints LX to the platen H; said levers passing through openings t' in the lower parts of the sides of the press-box, which openings are provided with drop-doors I, shown in figs. 1, 2, and 7. Each drop-door has a spring, J, attached to its outer side, said springs extending down a trifle beyond the lower edges of the doorsaand curved slightly outward at their lower ends, as shown in figs. 1 and 7. These dropdoors are secured in a closed state, when the platen H isdown, by means of buttons K, which, by their own gravity, catch over the edges of the doors when the platen reaches-its lowest point of descent, as will be fully understood by referring to g. 2. These buttons are moved oractuated by the levers G as the latter are raised, and said levers, as they rise, first strike the springs J and raise the drop-doorsal trifle before the levers touch them. This will be fully understood by referring to fig. 7. .The press-'box is lled when the platen Il is at the bottom of the press-box, anoperator withih the latter pressing it down. The door m at the upper part of the press-box is removed, and when the lower part of the press-box is filled the'door L is closed or adjusted in position and the upper part filled through the. supplemental door e. The door s is then adjusted in position and secured by the button t. ,The lower ends of the levers E E are then, by means of a suitable windlass, pulleys, and rope or chain attachment, drawn towards cach other, and the platen H forced upward above the level of. the top 'of' the lower part of the press-box and flooring of the lint-room. The doors, at the upper part of the press-box may thcnibe'thrown open, the bale bound with the greatest facility, and the head-block then shoved back and the bale removed. The drop-doors I admit of a low press-box being used, other presses of this class requiring the press-box to be sufficiently high to admit of the levers G passing directly up into the bottom of the press-box. I

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The'levers E G connected with shouldersfand platen H, in combination with the dropdoors I, springs I J, and buttons K, substantially as described for the purpose specified. l

2. The sides it h hhung to one post, and `door m, in combination with the bar g, cross-bars o o,- dropcatches k, bars n n, guide-bars r r, hinged bars z'z',-and head-block C, substantially as described for the purpose specified.

3. The screw-nut, in combination with the upperv` hinge to prev-ent the dragging of the doors, as herein set forth.

4. The combination of the head-block C, supplemental door a, and button t, substantially as described for the purpose specified.'

5.Y The ,combination and arrangement ofthe frame A, having stout plates levers E G connected by shoul- I dersf, doors 7L h h and m, and supplemental doors s, catches z, cross-bars o o, bars n n c, button t, head-block C, drop-doors I, springs .T,'and buttons K, bar y, guide-bars r r, and hinged barsz' substantially as described for .the s c'f d purpo e Spe 1 e J. H. GODWIN.

Witnesses:

J. H. LAWRENCE, A. S. HALL, v Wi H. SHIELDs. 

